Krakatit

Krakatit

Author

Karel Čapek

Language

Czech

Year

1922

Country

Czechoslovakia

Genre

Drama / Theatre / Plays

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Krakatit is a 1948 Czechoslovak science fiction mystery film directed by Otakar Vávra, starring Karel Höger as a chemist who experiences delirium and regret after inventing a powerful explosive. The film is based on Karel Čapek's novel with the same title, written in 1922. The name is derived from the volcano Krakatoa, which violently erupted in 1883.